Travel Suggestions

 

Suggestions for all participants

Suggestions if you plan to do much driving

Suggestions if you travel via ferry

Information on border crossings

 

Suggestions for all participants

 

• Save some time before and/or after the tourneys to explore our beautiful state! There are *LOTS* of fun things to do in Alaska!

 

• For the most part, temperatures throughout the tournaments should be in the 60s F during the day and the upper 40s F to low 50s F at night. The normal low and high temperatures for Anchorage on June 21 (around summer solstice) are 63 F and 48 F.

 

• Despite the high likelihood of moderate temperatures, you should also bring a warm jacket for cooler temps and shorts in case the thermometer heads skyward. For the week of June 21-27, the record high and low temperatures for Anchorage are 86 F and 33 F. While we do not intend to race during inclement weather, you should also have a rain jacket and windbreaker handy.
  

 

Suggestions if you plan to do much driving

 

• Purchase a copy of The Milepost.

 

• Save time to enjoy the drive -- traveling can be slow.

 

• If your travels will take you anywhere near Calgary or Edmonton, Alberta, take time to visit Banff and Jasper National Parks.
  

 

• If you plan to drive to Alaska from the western regions of Canada or the US, consider driving the Stewart-Cassiar Highway through British Columbia. It is an extremely scenic and more direct route (compared to starting at Mile 0 of the Alaska Highway in Dawson Creek, BC). The Stewart-Cassiar Highway also provides easy access to the towns of Stewart, BC and Hyder, AK (the only town in Southeast Alaska accessible by road).

 

• If you plan to drive up the Alaska Highway, stop at Liard Hot Springs Provincial Park in British Columbia. Also, consider hanging a sign in the World Famous Sign Post Forest in Watson Lake, Yukon...(where you might even find White Mountain Mayhem's sign from 2007, or DogGoneFast's sign from 2006).

 

Suggestions if you travel via ferry

 

• Alaska Marine Highway Ferry System homepage.

 

• Take time to visit some of the towns in Southeast Alaska (e.g., Ketchikan, Petersburg, Wrangell, Sitka, Juneau, Haines, Skagway).

 

Information on border crossings

 

Entering Canada

 

• Pets: Canadian Food Inspection Agency Regulations.

 

• Pet food: Canadian Food Inspection Agency Regulations.

 

• Refer to the Canada Border Services Agency web page for additional travel tips including information about the documentation required for each person.

 

Entering the United States

 

• Pets: Centers for Disease Control Regulations, and the State of Alaska Regulations.

 

• Pet food: Technically, the US Customs & Border Protection agency has a policy that allows for the confiscation of any dog food that enters the US from Canada without a permit. However, indications are that enforcement is nonexistent (or extremely rare). To be on the safe side, consider keeping the food in its original packaging, preferably unopened.

 

• Refer to the US Department of Homeland Security Border Crossing webpage for information about the documentation required for each person.